Pests of Crops and Stored Grain and their Management (B.Sc Agriculture)

Major insect pests of field and horticultural crops and stored grain and their management.

6 MonthsDuration 6Chapters26Topics

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01Unit 1: Pests of Cereals 4 topics

Rice: stem borer, BPH, gall midge, leaf folder, gundhi bug
Wheat: termite, aphid, pink stem borer
Maize: fall armyworm, stem borer
Sorghum and millets: shoot fly, stem borer

02Unit 2: Pests of Pulses, Oilseeds, Cotton and Sugarcane 4 topics

Pulses: gram pod borer, pod fly
Oilseeds: mustard aphid, groundnut white grub
Cotton: bollworms, whitefly, jassid
Sugarcane: early shoot borer, top borer, pyrilla

03Unit 3: Pests of Vegetables 5 topics

Brinjal shoot and fruit borer
Tomato fruit borer and whitefly
Cabbage and cauliflower: diamondback moth, aphid
Okra: shoot and fruit borer, jassid
Cucurbits: fruit fly, red pumpkin beetle

04Unit 4: Pests of Fruit and Plantation Crops 4 topics

Mango: hopper, mealy bug, fruit fly, stone weevil
Citrus: leaf miner, butterfly
Guava fruit fly
Coconut and tea pests in brief

05Unit 5: Stored Grain Pests and their Management 5 topics

Primary and secondary storage pests
Rice weevil, lesser grain borer, khapra beetle, pulse beetle, grain moth
Factors causing storage losses
Storage structures and hygiene
Fumigation and safe use of fumigants

06Unit 6: Non-insect Pests 4 topics

Rodents and their management
Mites as crop pests
Birds as pests
Snails and slugs

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You will be able to

Identify major insect pests of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane, vegetables and fruits by damage symptoms
Describe the life history and nature of damage of important pests
Recommend integrated management for each major pest of UP crops
Identify stored grain pests and explain causes of storage losses
Explain safe storage, storage structures and fumigation
Explain management of rodents, mites and birds

Who it is for

B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 5 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
Students of agriculture colleges affiliated to UP state universities and agricultural universities
Students preparing for ICAR-JRF (entomology), plant protection and agriculture officer exams

What you need

Fundamentals of Entomology (earlier semester)

Questions

Which syllabus does this course follow?

The course follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture syllabus used by UP agricultural universities (CSAUAT Kanpur, ANDUAT Ayodhya, SVPUAT Meerut, BUAT Banda) and agriculture colleges of UP state universities. Where your own university syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.

Do you show real specimens?

Yes. Preserved specimens and damaged plant parts are used wherever available.

Are scientific names asked?

Yes. Common and scientific names of major pests are taught and tested.

Do you give tests?

Yes. Crop-wise MCQ tests are given after each unit.